Abdelli-Beruh Nassima

Dr. Nassima Abdelli-Beruh is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders at Long Island University's College of Health Professions. She joined LIU POST in 2006 after serving as an assistant professor at NYU for four years.

• D.E.U.G., University of Paris X - France
• M.A., University of Paris X - France
• Ph.D., The Graduate Center, CUNY

Her research focuses on gender differences in vocal fry, speech production of voicing contrasts in Parisian French, and acoustic underpinnings of regressive voicing assimilation in French stops. She has developed multiple research tracks including:

• Production of voicing contrasts in French
• Acoustic analysis of voicing assimilation
• Prevalence and perception of vocal fry in American English
• Comparison of speech production patterns across languages

Her work, particularly on vocal fry patterns in American English speakers, has attracted international media attention. Collaborations include researchers like Thomas Drugman, Robert H. Red Owl, Lisa Wolk, and David Slavin.